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Author Weeks, William Earl, 1957-

Title The new Cambridge history of American foreign relations. Volume 1, Dimensions of the early American empire, 1754-1865 / by William Earl Weeks
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013

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Series The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations
Cambridge histories online
New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations
Cambridge histories online
Contents Origins of the American Empire and Union -- A Perilous Union -- Expansion, Embargo, and War -- Claiming the Hemisphere -- Freedom's Empire, at Home and Abroad -- Expansionist Vistas -- Bullying Britain, Conquering Mexico, Claiming the Canal -- Disunion -- The Imperial Crisis -- Bibliographic Essay
Summary Since their first publication, the four volumes of the Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations have served as the definitive source for the topic, from the colonial period to the Cold War. This entirely new first volume narrates the British North American colonists' preexisting desire for expansion, security, and prosperity, and argues that these desires are both the essence of American foreign relations and the root cause for the creation of the United States. They required the colonists to unite politically, as individual colonies could not dominate North America by themselves. Although ingrained localist sentiments persisted, a strong, durable Union was required for mutual success, thus American nationalism was founded on the idea of allegiance to the Union. Continued tension between the desire for expansion and the fragility of the Union eventually resulted in the Union's collapse and the Civil War. - Publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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In (MP) New Cambridge history of American foreign relations nnam
Subject Diplomatic relations
Buitenlandse betrekkingen.
SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140058
Subject United States
Verenigde Staten.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781139030397
1139030396
9781139030397
Other Titles New history of American foreign relations
Dimensions of the early American empire, 1754-1865